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Title track >Lasers Are Forever< combines arpeggiating analog squelch, lush synth atmospherics and subtle percussion sequencing to lend itself an uncommon sense of drama, the effect of which is both compelling and visceral. On the flip, >Hello Darkness< takes a somewhat different approach: an imposing ARP 2600 bassline pulses along front-and-center with a relentless acid-tinged snarl, while pounding drums and swelling pads complete this most banging of danses macabres. On remix duties are Throne of Blood alumni Remain & Mlle Caro, who retain the key elements of their source material only to reveal an entirely different beast lurking beneath: the Parisian duo take down the tempo a few notches and let swelling analog filters and unfurling LFOs do the rest. Meanwhile, Get The Curse Music boss Clement Meyers Deformhaus remix of >Hello Darkness< tightens the originals percussion to an industrial stomp and introduces a spooked-out synth line every bit as funky as it is uncanny- the end result lands somewhere between the boneyard and the discothèqu